Sindh Flour Millers Protest Wheat Policy, Accuse Province of Aiding Trader Profits

Overview

• At a Karachi press conference, the Pakistan Flour Mills Association said the FY25–26 Wheat Food Policy restricts mill allocations while traders obtain larger supplies.
• PFMA alleged traders received wheat from the Pipri godown as mills were limited to 8,000–15,000 bags from Landhi facilities.
• The association claimed nearly half the wheat at Landhi is old or inferior and said the Food Department declined requests for joint inspections.
• Millers urged revoking trader allocations, questioned official stock figures of 11.5 million tonnes, and warned subsidised grain is being moved to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Hyderabad’s small traders backed calls for transparency, seeking audits, joint assessments and a clearer role for private players, citing risks to Sindh consumers if outflows continue.